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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1886

117 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 6

St. Mary's School Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 4

WE understand that arrangements have been made to hold concerts on 9th and 11th November, in the Lyceum, Newcomen-street, in aid of the above schools. Mrs…

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Christ Church and St. Paul's Sunday School Festival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1886 · page 5

THE annual Sunday School feast in connection with Christ Church, Newcastle, and St. Paul's School, Stockton, held yesterday at Sandgate, may be justly designated the…

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Plattsburg Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1886 · page 2

THE Plattsburg Public School is one of the most commodious and best appointed schools in the district, and when contrasted with the rickety old building, formerly…

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School of Arts Entertainment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1886 · page 5

UNDER the auspices of the Newcastle School of Arts Literary Society a musical and literary entertainment was given last evening in the new Lecture Hall of the…

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Newcastle Superior Public School Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1886 · page 5

On Thursday afternoon next these sports will take place upon the Newcastle Cricket Ground. There will be a very varied programme and a goodly number of nice…

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School Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1886 · page 5

The Newcastle Superior Public School sports, which were postponed on Thursday consequent upon the prevalence of heavy weather, will take place this afternoon on the Newcastle Cricket…

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Literary Society, School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1886 · page 6

THE first annual general meeting of the above society was held on Thursday evening in the lecture-room of the School of Arts; Mr. Joseph Bow[?]ell in the chair…

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Public School Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1886 · page 5

The above sports took place on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Saturday, the attendance present showing the interest excited among the parents and friends of…

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Electors at School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1886 · page 8

SUPERIOR persons are fond of descanting upon the ignorance of those by whom Parliaments are elected and the Government of this country controlled…

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Schools of Design

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 5

Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen has promised Mr. Bosisto that the Victorian Schools of Design shall be affiliated with the South Kensington Science and…

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The Superior Public School Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1886 · page 7

YESTERDAY afternoon the pleasing duty of presenting the prizes to the successful competitors in the above sports devolved upon Mr. Stewart Keightley who performed…

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Public School Savings Banks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 4

As a remedy to meet the serious evils of improvidence and want which often press heavily on the industrial classes, some of the best promoters of public education…

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The London School Board Inquisition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1886 · page 10

THE following are the extracts from a report in the Daily Telegraph on the Working of the School Board inquisition. The cases are taken from the largest…

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Wickham Superior Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1886 · page 6

THE annual distribution of prizes at the above school took place yesterday afternoon, in the school buildings. There was a large gathering of parents and others…

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Newcastle East Public School. Distribution of Prizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1886 · page 5

YESTERDAY afternoon was an eager time for the pupils attending the Newcastle East Public School, it being the occasion for the distribution of prizes gained by the pupils…

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Concert at St. John's School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1886 · page 2

LAST evening a concert took place in St. John's School-room in which the principal performers were the pupils and friends of Mrs. Jones. The proceeds were to be…

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Cook's Hill Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1886 · page 6

THE annual breaking-up and the distribution of prizes took place yesterday afternoon, Mr. Edwin Mathews presiding. The number of pupils on the roll is 918, and Mr…

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